Ramaphosa: We can’t be a country where people just pick up guns and start shooting at random

President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the recent mass shootings in Johannesburg and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), saying security forces have been instructed to intensify efforts to bring down violent crime.

The South African Police Service (Saps) confirmed on Sunday that 13 males and four females were confirmed dead after suspects opened fire at a tavern in Wedela at roughly 9.30pm on Saturday.

Fortunately, technology was utilised to identify the images of those people who killed the 17. So that is going to be a great aid to the police, as they follow in the tracks of those people.

Ramaphosa said.

Guns blazing

Ramaphosa added that more should be done to bring crime and violence down in the country.

We cannot be a country where people just pick up guns and start shooting at people at random, making the people of South Africa unsafe.

This has to be brought to an end, and we will be taking the necessary actions to address this.

Ramaphosa said.